wade

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb intransitive

cross: Ar. and P. διαβαίνειν; see swim.

wade through, go through a long list, etc., met.: P. and V. διέρχεσθαι (acc.).

wade through slaughter: V. διὰ φόνου χωρεῖν (Euripides, Andromache 175).

your whole house shall wade through blood: V. πᾶς σὸς οἶκος βήσεται δι' αἵματος (Euripides, Phoenissae 20).